History Practice Quiz 101

Q1.What percentage of the peasant's produce did the tax on cultivation amount to?

A. About 25 per cent B. About 33 per cent C. About 50 per cent D. About 60 per cent

Q2.What happened to the rights of local chieftains to levy taxes under Alauddin Khalji's administration?

A. Their rights were expanded to include more territories. B. Their rights were confirmed and protected by the state. C. Their rights to levy taxes were cancelled, and they were forced to pay taxes. D. They were allowed to levy taxes only on specific goods.

Q3.Which of the following regions became independent soon after the Delhi Sultans annexed it?

A. Bengal B. The Gangetic plain C. Southern India D. The hinterland of cities

Q4.Besides taxes on cultivation, cattle, and houses, which of the following were also mentioned as taxes levied by the Delhi Sultans?

A. Octroi, Toll, and Sales Tax B. Khums, Zakat, and Jizyah C. Property Tax, Income Tax, and Wealth Tax D. Excise Duty, Customs Duty, and Service Tax

Q5.Which of the following rulers could force their control in forested areas where local chieftains ruled, but only for a short duration?

A. Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughluq B. Genghis Khan and Ibn Battuta C. Sayyid and Lodi D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq and Alauddin Khalji

Q6.Ibn Battuta, a prominent traveller mentioned in the text, belonged to which country and century?

A. Morocco, fourteenth-century B. Iran, thirteenth-century C. Delhi, fifteenth-century D. Africa, sixteenth-century

Q7.In 1219, Transoxiana in north-east Iran was invaded by the Mongols under the leadership of which ruler?

A. Genghis Khan B. Alauddin Khalji C. Muhammad Tughluq D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq

Q8.Increased Mongol attacks on the Delhi Sultanate during the reigns of Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughluq forced these rulers to undertake which significant administrative measure?

A. Mobilise a large standing army in Delhi B. Establish new trade routes to Transoxiana C. Negotiate peace treaties with Genghis Khan D. Relocate the capital to forested areas

Q9.According to the provided text, which dynasties ruled after the Tughluqs?

A. Sayyid and Lodi B. Khalji and Tughluq C. Mughal and Sayyid D. Ghurid and Mamluk

Q10.The Jizyah tax, as mentioned in the text, was primarily levied on which group of people?

A. Non-Muslims B. Muslim traders C. Local chieftains D. Sultanate forces

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History Practice Quiz 101